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The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will replace its Hall of Fishes with a new exhibition allowing guests to "journey through the Pacific Ocean," it was announced Wednesday.

Join us for a timely conversation with Ina Garten, cookbook author and television host; Michelle Hanabusa, founder and creative director of the community-driven streetwear brand UPRISERS and co-founder and COO of Hate Is A Virus, a nonprofit dedicated to dismantling hate and racism; and Margot Lee Shetterly, author of “Hidden Figures,” a New York Times bestseller that inspired a hit movie. Lynn Sherr, author and award-winning journalist, will moderate the discussion. Through a candid and timely conversation, this year’s distinguished panel will share their personal stories and vision on how women can help lead our nation to a better future.

So much ice is melting at the Earth's poles that it's affecting the rotation of the planet, scientists say. Its spin is slowing down slightly, causing days to get longer.

The union SAG-AFTRA is pushing for additional A.I. protections for its members.

In an effort to address its shrinking population and aging work force, over 15 years, China will raise the retirement age for men to 63, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs.

If humanoid robots make you a bit queasy — would it help if they had fleshy faces that can smile at you?

India recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of its independence. Much has changed about India in the intervening years. India is now the world’s largest country by population, the fifth-largest economy globally and is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Yet fundamental challenges remain in India’s development path. Join the 21st Century India Center for an engaging event as we bring together world-class economists to delve into current research insights and discuss how future academic work can build on this knowledge to help make progress on the most pressing economic problems India will face in the next quarter century. Keynote speech by Michael Kremer, University Professor in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago and the co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Special lecture by Karthik Muralidharan from UC San Diego and author of the transformative new book, “Accelerating India's Development.” Agenda: 2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Panel 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Break 4:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. - Keynote and Special Lecture 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Reception This public event is organized by the 21st Century India Center at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. For more information on India activities, please visit india.ucsd.edu. If you have any questions, please contact GPS Events Coordinator Curtis Bruno (c1bruno@ucsd.edu) For more information visit: gps-ucsd.zohobackstage.com

Authorities in Paris said on Monday that Durov is being held on questions stemming from an investigation into criminal activity on the app, including the spread of child pornography and facilitating the selling of illegal drugs.

A recently televised documentary in Spain rekindles competing versions of the famed explorer's origins, but the scientific community is viewing it with caution.

UC San Diego scientist says the comb jellies' lipid molecules form exaggerated shapes that are bent back to “normal” by pressure experienced miles below the ocean surface. At surface pressure deep water comb jellies would disintegrate.